Automatically-adjustable vehicle-lamp.



E. WELDON.

AUTMMAHCALLY ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE LAMP. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. Ian.

Patemed Dam. Q, 1917.

Inventor,

v UNI l snare Th1 nnwnnn WELDQN, or oinornnarr, Iowa."

AUTOMATICALIaY-ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE-LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Dec. 1,1917.

Application filed March 13, 1917. Serial no. 154,608. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I EDWARD WnLDoN, a citizen of the United gtates, and resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Appanoose and which may be used on any ordinary automobile, but particularly adapted for use on Ford cars, and havlng mechanismso constructed and arranged as to be mounted on V the ordinary Ford car.

till) A further object is to provide such a device having simple and inexpensive parts so constructed that they do not interfere with the ordinary parts of the car, and may be mounted on the car with a minimum amount of additional mechanism other than that of the car as originally assembled.

Still a further object is to provide such device capable of adjustment for taking up wear or for adjusting the device to cars of slightly different construction.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,

and illustrated in the accompanying draw ings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of my improved device, the lamp proper and the parts of the car being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 shows a side elevationof my device, parts of the device being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 shows adetail view, partly in section of part of the mechanism for operating my device.

Fi 4: shows a front elevation of part of the evice,

Fig. 5 shows a top view of part of the op erative mechanism, and

Fig. 6 showsa side elevation ofthe same partly in section.

In theaccompanying drawings, I have shownin dotted lines the form of a motor vehicle, such asthe Ford, indicated. by the reference character 10. The vehicle has the front wheels llmounted on stub axles inthe ordinary way, which axles areconnected with the rearwardly extending arms 12.

Pivoted to the arms 12 is the connecting rod 13. The machineis provided Withthe ordinary steering post 1 1, on the lower end of which is fixed the arm 15, to which is pivoted the rod 16 extending diagonally across the car and connected with the connecting rod 13..

The car is provided with brackets 17 ing openings 18 to receive the upright rod or the like 19 supporting the lamp 20.

Where my device is used T remove the rod 19 from the opening 18, extending through said opening a bolt 21, on which is aabushing 22 below thebracket -17.

Itotatably mounted on the bushing 2211s; an arm 23 having a portlon whlch extends there are two of the arms 23for thereby. supporting two lamps 20, and that the lower;

arms 23 are connected by rearcnds of the the rod-2'7.

Suitably mounted 011 the arm 15'is the rear end of a rod 28, which is connected by a universal joint 29, shown in Figs. 6 and 4e, and with a similar rod 30 extending rearwardly in the machine. The forward end of the rod is screw-threaded at 31, for a considerable distance.

Mounted on the screw-threaded portion of the rod 30 are the arms of the U-bolt 32, which receives the rod 27. Nuts 33 are adjustably mounted on the screw-threaded portion 31 on opposite sides of the U-bolt 32.

In the practical use of my improved automatically adjustable vehicle lamp, it will be seen that when the arm 15 is operated from the steering post 14;, for turning the wheels 11 laterally for steering the vehicle, the rod 27 will be at the same time iinoved for swinging the rear ends of the arms 23 for thereby moving the lamps 20cto position for throwing the rays of lightdirectly ahead of the car for illuminating the course which the car is about to take.

Another advantage of my device arises from the fact that it'caii be made as an attachment, and that the'parts'are of eX- tremely simple and inexpensive construction.

They may be installed"witho''ut interference with the ordinary parts of the car, except' the shiftingof {the lamp, and without interference with the ordinary construction of the-car; and' without being in the way of struction, and

Y I which may be'ineluded within the reason- 1. In a device of the -class' described, a

pair of parallel arms designed to be pivotally mounted between their ends on the frame of a motorwehicle, means for supporting-lamps on the forward "ends of said armsythe'rea rward ends of said arms being curved downwardly, a transverserod, universal joints for connecting the ends of said rOdwithsaid downwardly curved ends, a rod designed to be mounted on the arm of a steering post; a thlrd rod, means for umversally connecting-said third rod with said se'e'ondlro'd, andmea'n's for-adjustably connesting said'third "rod-withsaid first rod.

2. In a device of the class described a pair of parallel arms'designed to bepivotcopies'of this patent may be obtained for ally mounted between their ends on the frame ot a motor vehicle, means for supporting lamps on the forward ends of said arms, the rearward ends of said arms being curved downwardly, a transverse rod, universal joints for connecting the ends of said rod with said downwardly curved ends, a

rod designed to be mounted on the arm of a steering post, a third rod, means for universally connecting said third rod with said second rod, said means being capable of adjustment for longitudinally adjusting said second and third rods with relation to each otheryand means for adjustably mounting said third rod on said first rod.

3. In a device otthe class described, a pair of parallel arms designed to be pivotally mounted between their ends on the frame of a motor vehicle, means for supporting lamps on the forward ends of said arms, the rearward ends of said arms being curved downwardly, a transverse rod having its ends pivotally connected with the rear ends 01 said arms, a second arm designed to be mounted on the arm of a steering post, a rod designed to properly connect said second arm and the first described rod, said device includingcmeans for permitting the forward end of the last described rod to be capable of longitudinal adjustment at its connectionjwith the first described rod.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of parallel arms designed to be pivotally mounted between their ends on the frame of a motor vehicle, means for sup porting lamps on the forward ends of said arms, the rearward ends of said arms being curved downwardly, a transverse rod, having its ends pivotallyconnected with the rear ends of said first rods,an arm designed to be mounted on the arm vof a steering post and a rod adaptedto operatively connect the last described arm with the transverse rod, said device including a universal joint between the last described rod and thearm.

Des Moines, Iowa, February 12, 1917.

v EDW'ARD VVELDON.

five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

